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'''CUR''' is a Microsoft Windows cursor format.
 
'''CUR''' is a Microsoft Windows cursor format.
  
 
CUR files can have multiple icon images of different sizes in the same file, so that programs displaying them can pick the size that is appropriate for a particular use. Image data within the file is either in [[BMP]] or [[PNG]] format, with some header bytes defined by the CUR standard.
 
CUR files can have multiple icon images of different sizes in the same file, so that programs displaying them can pick the size that is appropriate for a particular use. Image data within the file is either in [[BMP]] or [[PNG]] format, with some header bytes defined by the CUR standard.
  
[[ICO]] (icon) files are in a nearly identical format with only a few bytes different.
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== Format ==
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Files have a 6-byte fixed header, followed by one or more 16-byte directory entries, followed by the image data.
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CUR format is very similar to [[ICO]] (icon) format.
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== Identification ==
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Files begin with bytes <code>00 00 02 00</code>.
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== See also ==
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* [[Windows Animated Cursor|ANI (Windows Animated Cursor)]]
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* [[Windows 1.0 Cursor|CUR (Windows 1.0)]]
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* [[ICO]]
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== Software ==
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* [http://www.nongnu.org/icoutils/ icoutils] (icotool)
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* {{Deark}}
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* [[ImageMagick]]
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== Sample files ==
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* http://cd.textfiles.com/desktopworks/MOUSEPNT/
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/cur/
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICO_%28file_format%29 ICO (Wikipedia)] (also describes CUR)
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* [[Wikipedia:ICO_%28file_format%29|ICO (Wikipedia)]] (also describes CUR)
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070423201738/http://www.oreilly.com/www/centers/gff/formats/miccur/index.htm GFF Format Summary: Microsoft Windows Cursor and Icon]
  
 
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Revision as of 20:45, 26 July 2020

File Format
Name CUR
Ontology
Extension(s) .cur
PRONOM fmt/385

CUR is a Microsoft Windows cursor format.

CUR files can have multiple icon images of different sizes in the same file, so that programs displaying them can pick the size that is appropriate for a particular use. Image data within the file is either in BMP or PNG format, with some header bytes defined by the CUR standard.

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Format

Files have a 6-byte fixed header, followed by one or more 16-byte directory entries, followed by the image data.

CUR format is very similar to ICO (icon) format.

Identification

Files begin with bytes 00 00 02 00.

See also

Software

Sample files

References

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